Courtesy of Keith Groller, Allentown Morning Call. Read the original story here: Allentown Railers might steamroll into the ACBL record books
 
Mike Kammerer (Allentown, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) was happy to participate in this week's ACBL All-Star Game in Quakertown because he couldn't pitch in last year's event.
 
"A couple of days before the All-Star game last year, I hurt my shoulder and couldn't throw," he said. "So I did a lot of rehab to get back and I'm doing well this year. I'm really happy to be part of a good team with a good coaching staff with the Railers."
 
Last Sunday, Kammerer had a perfect game through 5 2/3 innings against the Jersey Pilots.
 
"I gave up a 2-2 single to center that broke it up," Kammerer said. "I ended up with a one-hitter over 6 1/3 innings and all in all, it was a very good outing and I helped my team get another win."
 
The Railers have been winning a lot and Kammerer, a Central Catholic graduate who is entering his junior year at Kutztown, has played a role. His shoulder injury caused him to redshirt this spring with the Golden Bears, but he looks to be back in his 2014 form.
 
With the Railers, his 0.66 ERA is second in the ACBL behind only his Allentown and Kutztown teammate Matt Swarmer (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin). He has 28 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings.
 
Kammerer tossed a scoreless inning in the All-Star game, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
 
"We brought Mike back slowly because he didn't pitch at Kutztown this year," Allentown manager Dylan Dando. "We had the reins on him for a while even though he was chomping at the bit to get out there. He's doing a fantastic job for us and it's great to see him bounce back because he had been through a lot in the last year."